Ellen Wells shares how you can grow sprouts indoors with a quart jar, some insect netting, a soap dish and a plant saucer—and some nutritious seeds! I’ve decided to grow sprouts in my newly cleaned growing closet. The closet, which had once been home to my wintertime seed sprouting activities, became the catch-all space for ...
ListenIn this podcast, Ellen Wells shares about Skyline Red Thai Chili Pepper: a milder version of the spicy pepper, and is the perfect addition to your garden's pepper collection. Thai chili peppers are not my usual jam. And by jam, I don’t mean pepper jam or jelly. Give me a jalapeño at 2,500-8,000 units on ...
Listen | Edible GardeningWhen your trees and shrubs have bumps and knobby growths, these are most likely galls. But are they harmful and what can be done about them? Do the leaves on your trees have bumps? When there is injury or stress, especially from an insect, particularly during the time when the tree or shrub is growing ...
Listen | Gardening BasicsLearn how to identify and control Alternaria Leaf Spot, a fungal disease that appears as necrotic concentrically ringed tissues. Alternaria Leaf Spot might be popping up on your broccoli, Brussels sprout, cauliflower and other members of the Brassica family as days become cool at the end of summer. That is according to the Extension Service ...
ListenThe Cooltropics Eia Popeia Passion Fruit from Lubera is winter hardy to as low as -4F or -20C. Here are some tips for growing. Passion Fruit that is winter hardy to -4F, or about Zone 6b? Yes, it’s true. The Swiss breeding company Lubera has been growing and selling its hardy Cooltropics® Eia Popeia® variety ...
Listen | Edible GardeningEarwig damage appears as erratic holes in plant leaves, often leaving just the midrib of each leaf. Ellen Wells shares a new product for control. Earwigs have been devastating my vegetable garden this year. They’ve been running rampant in my garden and yard for a few years now, but this summer I finally had confirmation ...
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